Biography

In April 2012, Governor Terry Branstad
appointed Robert von Wolffradt to the post
of Chief Information Officer for the State
of Iowa. Mr. von Wolffradt is the senior
technology leader for the State and is
responsible for the State’s technology
vision, setting IT policy and strategic
direction, transforming business
processes, and providing counsel to the
Governor and senior management.
Mr. von Wolffradt has extensive experience
with federal, state, and local government
as well as private industry. Prior to
coming to Iowa, he served as the Chief
Information Officer for the State of
Wyoming , the Director of Information
Services for Snohomish County, Washington,
and the Executive Director of the
Washington School Information Processing
Cooperative. He also completed a 20 year
career in the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. von Wolffradt holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Computer Science from the
University of Maryland and a Master’s
Degree in Computer Resources and
Information Management from Webster
University in St. Louis, Missouri.